Call it a sense of morbid curiosity...or a sense of righteous (and justified) indignation-driven curiosity, and the ultimate tell-tale proof that he is actually, truly dead: I want to see a photo Bin Laden's body.

Will a photo be released by the US government? Highly likely, given that Bin Laden has been the most wanted man in American history. Recall that the military released photos of Saddam Hussein's sons in 2003.

CNN reported that Bin Laden's body was recovered and was in Afghanistan for analysis. But sources were convinced Sunday night that the corpse is that of bin Laden.

So we have the body on ice in Afghanistan...for now we can rejoice in this historic moment and be truly grateful that the bastard is partying it up with his 72 virgins beginning an extended stay in a very hot place. An exciting day for America!

UPDATED: Who killed him? Patrick Ishmael at Hot Air has details on Bin Laden's demise:

CBS is saying that he was killed in Afghanistan. Stay tuned; Obama will speak shortly. It’s nice to think of him being gunned down by U.S. troops, though, rather than blown to bits by a missile. It’s sweet to think that some of our guys got to see the look on his face when they came through the door.

UPDATED X5: How did they find Bin Laden? MSNBC tells the story of a courier:

Senior White House officials said early Monday that the trail that led to Osama bin Laden began before 9/11, before the terror attacks that brought bin Laden to prominence. The trail warmed up last fall, when it discovered an elaborate compound in Pakistan.

"From the time that we first recognized bin Laden as a threat, the U.S. gathered information on people in bin Laden's circle, including his personal couriers," a senior official in the Obama administration said in a background briefing from the White House.

After the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, "detainees gave us information on couriers. One courier in particular had our constant attention. Detainees gave us his nom de guerre, his pseudonym, and also identified this man as one of the few couriers trusted by bin Laden."

In 2007, the U.S. learned the man's name.

In 2009, "we identified areas in Pakistan where the courier and his brother operated. They were very careful, reinforcing belief we were on the right track."

In August 2010, "we found their home in Abbottabad," in an isolated area.

"When we saw the compound, we were shocked by what we saw: an extraordinarily unique compound."

The plot of land was roughly eight times larger than the other homes in the area. It was built in 2005 on the outskirts of town, but now some other homes are nearby.

"Physical security is extraordinary: 12 to 16 foot walls, walled areas, restricted access by two security gates." The residents burn their trash, unlike their neighbors. There are no windows facing the road. One part of the compound has its own seven-foot privacy wall.

And unusual for a multi-million-dollar home: It has no telephone or Internet service.

This home, U.S. intelligence analysts concluded, was "custom built to hide someone of significance."

Besides the two brothers, the U.S. "soon learned that a third family lived there, whose size and makeup of family we believed to match those we believed would be with bin Laden. Our best information was that bin Laden was there with his youngest wife."

There was no proof, but everything seemed to fit: the security, the background of the couriers, the design of the compound.

"Our analysts looked at this from every angle. No other candidate fit the bill as well as bin Laden did," an official said.

"The bottom line of our collection and analysis was that we had high confidnece that the compound held a high-value terrorist target. There was a strong probability that it was bin Laden."

This information was shared "with no other country," an official said. "Only a very small group of people inside our own government knew of this operation in advance."

The Obama administration has photographs of Osama bin Laden’s dead body and officials are debating what to do with them and whether they should be released to the public, officials tell ABC News.

“There’s no doubt it’s him,” says a US official who has seen the pictures and also reminds us that OBL was 6’4”.

The argument for releasing them: to ensure that the public knows and can appreciate that he's dead. There is of course skepticism throughout the world that the US government claim that it killed bin Laden is true.

The argument against releasing the pictures: they’re gruesome. He has a massive head wound above his left eye where he took bullet, with brains and blood visible.

Release them. Now!

Added: Read Allied Liberty's thoughts on the situationhere. Reaganite has more information here. Republican Redefined has lots more info here.

UPDATE X8: More analysis at Temple of Mut here as well as this awesome graphic:

“First of all, congratulations to President Obama. He got him. Congratulations to SEAL team,” Glenn said. “I found out this morning that it was the SEALs and I wrote to Marcus [Luttrell] right away and I said God bless you guys.

“My problem with this is that we gave this guy a dignified burial at sea, or at least that’s what they said. I really would have put this guy in a meat grinder with a pig, sorry. Oh, you’re not going to get your 72 virgins? Sorry, that sucks to be you. Wrap him up in Hormel, pack him in a can of Spam, man,” Glenn said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says it has made no decision on whether to release photographic proof that Osama bin Laden is dead.

John Brennan, President Barack Obama's counterterrorism adviser, says the administration will do everything it can to make sure no one can deny U.S. claims that the al-Qaida leader was killed during a firefight with U.S. forces in Pakistan.

But Brennan says still to be determined is whether to release a photo of bin Laden's dead body. Brennan says one concern is whether doing so could potentially jeopardize similar operations and intelligence sources in the future.

Photo is fake, Bin laden last known address is in military confidentiality buh leaks prove to say he resided in the states with close family all expenses paid, But in order for the government to keep "the people" on ther side they are lying nd manipulating, please everyone wake up nd call the bluff

Hey guys: I am brazilian - and people here think your president, the quenian guy, wants to divert attention from his fake or absent documentation - it's all very convenient for him, isn't it? He may now be considered a national hero - but WE think it's all a FRAUD: AGAIN!Hope you are not fooled by this sham!

MUSA FROM THE GAMBIA,I AM NOT YET SUREB THAT BIN LADEN IS DEAD AS I AM ALSO THINKING PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS A WAY OF WINNING THE MINDS OF AMERICANS BACK AS TO VOTE FOR HIM AGAIN TO STAY IN OFFICE ,MY ADVICE TO AMERICANS IS THAT LET THEM ALL WATCH OUT AS THIS IS SO CHEAP TO BELIEVE ON MY OWN VIEW,PEACE LOVE THE BEST NOT HUNTING HUMANS,LETS ALL UNITE AND LOVE ALL RACES,RELIGONS THATS ALL WE NEED,THANKS

The "burial at sea" report is disturbing. The Obama administration had better have obtained irrefutable evidence of bin Laden's death, or they face a chorus of "deathers" to go along with the "birthers".

oh man this all shocking to hear but i truly feal like OBAMA is not getting enough credit because he is BLACK let the man live for once!!! the moral of this story is he got osama and BUSH COULDNT!!! IF A PICTURE IS WHAT YOU NEED FOR PROOF WHEN ITS RELEASED EVERYONE WILL STILL DOUBT THIS MAN!!

"The Associated Press has retracted a photograph released late Sunday night purporting to show the dead body of terror mastermind Osama bin Laden.AP announced that it cannot independently verify that the person in the photo is Osama bin Laden nor can it confirm the source.

The photo in question was published earlier on this news site.

Bin Laden, the elusive mastermind behind the deadly Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that led the United States into wars in Afghanistan and later Iraq, was killed in a firefight, President Barack Obama said in Washington on Sunday"

President Obama, Great job, Bush killed other people who are less dangerous,but you did it. President Obama is so smart and deserves a second term because no one else could kill Osama Bin Ladin. What a great president, as an American Muslim I am proud of our president and military. Since I was raised in the U.S., all of my children were born here, so it is not fair that we get treated this way just because of Osama. I'm glad he is dead! We should not pay the price for people who claim to be religious. Islam does not teach killing innocent people.

I'll believe it when I see a "true" photo of his DEAD Body! DNA testing within hours, no photo, and burried already...at sea no less! Since when do WE THE PEOPLE, give a good crap about honoring his religious beliefs? There are families out there who still have not been able to ID or find the remains of their loved ones....and OBAMA allows this piece of POO a proper burrial. Remember this come election time folks!

While it would be nice to see the proof that Bin Laden is dead I do not believe that our President would knowingly address the citizens and straight out lie about it (unlike other Presidents in the past – weapons of mass destruction my left foot). I think he has more class and over all integrity than that folks. How about we rejoice in the fact that this nut job, killing people in the name of religion has finally been taken out. I'm proud to be an American and am thankful for the men and women who fight everyday to protect me and my family from terrorist.

Oh.....and shame on you Shakema for playing the race card, it's 2011! We don't mistrust him because of the color of his skin.....we mistrust him for the hog wash and lies that come out of his own mouth. I suppose your going to say next, when Obama lies, it is because there is a "white" person holding a gun to his head forcing him to talk out of both sides of his mouth. For shame. Oh and Tommy.....our military killed Osama not Obama. Those orders to kill not capture where issued long before any of us knew who Obama was.

I'm sorry, that photo of the dead so -called Bin Laden does NOT look like him. Should we believe that? And should he get any kind of burial? I think not,he should be staked out and let the animals at him, from one animal to another. Never forget what those animals did to the blond reporter, disgusting.

Obama has brought this mistrust, in terms of handling the remains of Osama, on himself. For example, it is his administration that is manipulating the unemployment rate so it remains below 10% (Gallop has it at 10 or close to); it his his administration that is NOT counting food and fuel costs when calculating inflation (which is above 10% when they are added). Finally, the tomfoolery with the birth certificate leaves a lot of Americans uneasy -- why the drama, if nothing to hide?

LCR - Thanks for the link. Today, I am celebrating this as an American victory. However, if Team Obama thinks this means an automatic coronation for the First Golfer of the United States, then wait for my punditry tomorrow.

To put it in perspective, here is a trip down memory lane via a great piece from The Onion describing the 9-11 hijackers' first day in Hell. Osama is now with these followers!

"Underworld officials said they have not yet decided on a permanent punishment for the terrorists.

"Eventually, we'll settle on an eternal and unending task for them," said Lord Androalphus, High Praetor of Excruciations. "But for now, everyone down here wants a crack at them. The legions of fang-wombed hags will take their pleasure on their shattered carcasses for most of this afternoon. Tomorrow, their flesh will be melted from their bones like wax in the burning embrace of the Mother of Cowards. The day after that, they'll be sodomized by the Fallen and their bowels shredded by a demonic ejaculate of burning sand. Then, on Sunday, Satan gets them all day. I can't even imagine what he's got cooked up for them."

LET'S JUST SUM EVERYONE'S QUOTES UP HERE AND CALL IT A DAY FOLKS: WE WANT UNQUESTIONABLE "PROOF" THAT IT WAS IN FACT THE REAL BIN LADEN AND THAT HE'S REALLY DEAD- BOTTOM LINE. ALL NATIONS THAT WERE IN HARM'S WAY OF THIS MAN DESERVE THAT.

yeah im thinking the same.. that photo..he has rather alot of black hair hmmm.. and the quick burial.. i dont buy that... even i know its true tha muslims bury their dead very quickly.. but the USA had his body and he was a terrorist.. they could do what they liked with it... so no need the quick burial...

I am ashamed of the people of this country-absolutely ASHAMED! I am not an american of THIS AMERICA-OH HELL NO!!!!!! I was an AMERICAN back when this country was A-M-E-R-I-C-A!!! The problem is that you ... the younger generations have no idea what america was at one time and thats what AND where this rotten goverment is playing the grounds!!!! You want real freedom -talk to the older ones-they will tell you what america was and what the constitution was to this country-but the government KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND HOW THEY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE NOTHING TO COMPARE WHAT YOU LIVE IN NOW AND WHAT WE LIVED IN-THE TRUE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE- NOT THE LAND OF CORRUPT POLITICIANS -AN ABSOLUTE ILLEGAL PRESIDENT ...TRYING TO BECOME A DICTATOR- HE LIED TO ALL OF YOU- I AM CHRISTIAN HE SAID TO YOU AS HE RAN FOR OFFICE-HE BREAKS HIS OATH OF OFFICE EVERYDAY AS HE SWORE TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA YET HE TEARS IT DOWN-STRIPS IT AWAY AS YOU SIT ON YOUR BRAIN DEAD ASSES AND LET IT HAPPEN-AND HE DIRTYS THE WHITE HOUSE FLOORS WITH ISLAMIC TERRORISTS JUST AS HIS SICKO FATHER WAS-A TERRORISTS !!!!!!AS YOU ARE BLINDED SO VERY SLOWLY BY THIS GOVERNMENT YOU REMEMBER THE NAZIS-YOUNG OR OLD YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE NOT TO KNOW THIS HISTORY AS THEY THE BROWN SHIRTS -THE S-S - THE GESTAPO WOULD BUST YOUR DOORS DOWN-WHILE OUT ON THE STREETS THEY WOULD WALK UP TO YOU AND DEMAND-"YOUR PAPERS PLEASE" AND IF YOU DID NOT SHOW WHO YOU WERE THEY WOULD BEAT YOU-LOCK YOU UP- AND OR KILL YOU- CONCENTRATION CAMP A GO-GO YOU WOULD GO!!!!!!! THE VERY SAME THINGS ARE NOW PRESENT IN THIS COUNTRY- THE CORRUPT-TRAINED BY GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY- YOUR SERVE AND PROTECT BROWN SHIRTS ARE PUTTING YOU IN JAIL FOR FAILURE TO I.D.- THEY BUST THROUGH YOUR DOORS- WHOOPS ...WRONG HOUSE BUT I DONT CARE THEY SAY- THEY ARE BULLYS AND MURDERERS AND LIARS THAT ARE NOT THERE FOR YOU-YOU ARE THEIR ENEMY AND YOU HAD BETTER BELIEVE THAT- THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE TRAINED AND BRAINWASHED TO BELIEVE! I DONT GIVE ONE DAMNED IF A COP IS KILLED IN THE LINE OF {CORRUPTION} AND HEAR IT ON THE NEWS-DO YOU THINK THEY CARE THAT YOU ARE OR YOUR FAMILY- WAKE UP AS YOU ALL ARE NOT EVEN THINKING AS A NORMAL HUMAN BEING WOULD DO- YOU ARE NOT BOUND TO LIVE UNDER THE GUN OF THIS NAZI REGIME ALL OVER AGAIN!! YOU YOUNGER PEOPLE THINK YOU HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS - YOU HAVENT EVEN LIVED- CLOSE MOUTH AND LISTEN- YOU WILL REGRET GREATLY NOT LISTENING TO THE REAL AMERICANS OF THIS COUNTRY- ME ,I AM DYING BUT YOU MUST WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!! STOP BEING BRAINWASHED BY THE MEDIA-THAT IS NOW ABSOLUTELY CONTROLLED AS YOU HEAR WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO HEAR- THIS COUNTRY DOWNED RUSSIA AND CHINA FOR DECADES BUT THIS COUNTRY WAS EVEN WORSE- THEY JUST BECAME SO OUT OF HND THAT THEY COULD NO LONGER MAKE YOU BELIEVE THEY WERE THE GOOD GOVERNMENT AND NOW WHGAT YOU SEE IS THE BEAST SHOWING ITS VERY DEADLY HEAD!!!!!!! YOUR WALKING RIGHT INTO THE PATH OF THE BULLET AND YOUR GOING TO LOSE IF YOU DONT GATHER AS ONE AND GET THIS GOVERNMENT WHERE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE-MEN AND WOMEN DIED FOR YOU BUT YOU SPIT ON THEIR LOST LIVES- I AM A VETERAN OF THE VIETNAM ERA AND SALUTED THAT FLAG EVERY MORNING WHEN I AWOKE-WHEN AMERICA WAS AMERICA- NEVER SHALL I TO THIS AMERICA THE 235 YEAR OLD FAILED PROJECT!!!!!!!! CALLED AMERICA- YOU -WE ARE HATED NOT BECAUSE OF INDIVIDUALS-WE ARE HATED BY THE WORLD BECAUSE OF THIS CORRUPT ... THROUGHOUT THE GLOBE...MURDERING MACHINE CALLED AMERICA-WHO CANT EVEN TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN PROBLEMS AT HOME BUT THINK THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO TELL THE WORLD OF ALL OF THEIR PROBLEMS- THE WORLD IS GOING TO KICK BACK AND WHEN IT DOES- OBAMA ANBD THE AMERICA THAT YOU THE YOUNG STAND FOR ARE GOING TO REAP THE WHIRLWIND- BECAUSE OF THIS CORRUPT EVEIL EMPIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!

It means the stupid parents that voted the idiot and terrorist intooffice- i am PUSHING 60 YEARS... and back then on ANY document theRACE question was white-negroe-asian-other!!! (((( NOT )))) {{{AFRICAN }}} !!!!!!!!! NO BIRTH CERTIFICATE USED AFRICAN AS RACEBACK THEN- THEY DID NOT ASK FOR NATIONALITY WHICH KENYA WAS NOT EVENPART OF AFRICA IN 1961- SO LOSE THAT THOUGHT- OBAMA PEOPLE ARE NUTCASES WHO DESTROY THIS USED TO BE -THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOMEOF THE BRAVE- I AM A VIETNAM ERA VETRAN AND AM NOW SICKLY DISGUSTEDWITH A COUNTRY THAT YOU YOUNG ONES HAVE NO IDEA WHAT FREEDOMS WE HAD-THIS OBAMA IS A LIAR AND A CHRISTIAN ONE DAY AND A MUSLIM AFTERELECTED- NOW HES CHRISTIAN AGAIN AS ELECTIONS ARE MOVING CLOSER- ANDTHE NITT-WITT GETS ON FACE BOOK SO HE CAN PREY ON YOU-THE YOUNG FORVOTES BECAUSE YOU INNOCENTLY DONT REALIZE WHAT IS AND HAS HAPPENED TOAMERICA AS HE KNOWS THE OLDER WONT GET IN HIS SICK BED AND VOTE !! HETOOK AN OATH TO UPHOLD AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND SHOULD BEIMPEACHED AND HIS ASS KICKED OUT OF {{{{{ MY }}}}} COUNTRY AS ATRAITOR AND AN ILLEGAL CITIZEN AND PRESIDENT!!!!!! HE TEARS OURCONSTITUTION DOWN DAILY ALLOWING COPS TO BUST THROUGH YOUR DOORS ANDBEAT YOUR ASSES- WAKE UP-IT WAS NEVER LIKE THAT IN THIS COUNTRY!!!!!!!YOU THE OBAMA PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!

itisidave basically said "Im an old cunt that likes to complain about everything because i have nothing better to do with my day". Stop having a fucking winge on some random internet forum and either do something constructive about it or get the fuck over it.

itisidave makes some good points. But the blind will not see no matter how loud you type...synopsis Carl? No one asked candidate Obama the right questions. For example; What does your plan to 'Fundamentally transform' our nation mean? What will it look like?Well it don't look good, does it?!

Osama bin laden is alive~!! he will dye of old age obama osama bush the royal family, thier all in the 13 bloodlines of illuminati. our family is fighting for nothing but oil and power of total control world domination. not for they belive they are dying for. the illuminati started all these wars, maybe bin laden refused to join , and they created this and put it on him . just like tupac micheal jackson biggy smalls , now look whats happening to DMX !!! you join illuminati or get dicredited and killed

All these pictues are fake, fake, fake. If the Government had killed bin loser than we would have seen some real pictures by now. Also, why was it such an urgency to dump his body at sea. Obama is a snake and I don't trust him, he is on his way to destroying this great country of ours. We need the truth, not stories that are suppossed to make us feel good temporarily.

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